RIVER FOREST, ILL. – The Concordia University Chicago Cougars battled in another Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) matcup, falling to the Aurora University Spartans 78-46.
This game landed upon National Girls and Women in Sports Day where the Cougars honored the female athletic teams with facts about NGWSD throughout the game as well as selling "Women in Sports" shirts. All female teams were also recognized at halftime of the game.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Nazuri Whigham (Naperville, Ill.) led the Cougars on the night with 12 points, eight rebounds, and one steal.
- Melia Perry (Oswego, Ill.) followed behind with ten points and two rebounds.
- Alisyn MacGregor (Loves Park, Ill.) led the defensive end with ten rebounds while also adding in four points, and one assist.
FIRST HALF
The Spartans kicked things off first with a quick jumper, but a MacGregor layup evened things up at two apiece. Exchanging offensive efforts, the Spartans found a deep three to jump out to a three point advantage before a layup from
Prentciss Gates (Gary, Ind.) would make it a one point game. A nine-point run from the Spartans would close the first quarter with a ten-point lead. A seven-point run from Perry would bring the score within three.
Following the smallest margin of the quarter, the Spartans would jump back out to a quick 11-point lead but a pair of free throws from Gates would cut that back to single digits. An 8-0 run from the Cougars to close the half would leave the Cougars trailing by six at the half.
SECOND HALF
The Cougars struck first in the second half with a quick layup from Whigham to cut the Cougar deficit down to four. Battling back-and-forth, a few Spartans' baskets would be combatted by baskets from
Cydnei Mitchell (Aurora, Ill.),
Jaylene Wade (Lansing, Ill.), and Gates to keep things at a four-point deficit.
With the Spartans starting to heat up, a three from Perry would keep things in a single-digit range.
A 12-0 run in favor of the Spartans would close the third quarter with the Cougars in a 20-point deficit. A jumper from Wade to start the fourth quarter would cut things back down to 18, but the Spartans would keep fighting back and keep their 20-point advantage. An 8-0 run would propel the Spartans ahead and make it difficult for the Cougars to overcome.
Unable to overcome the raging Spartan offense, the Cougars would fall 78-46. The Cougars will be back in action on Saturday as they head to Rockford to take on the Rockford Regents with a 1:00pm tip-off. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
